The IMDb's most favorite movies by year of release: 120 years of crowd-pleasers

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This year marks the 120th anniversary of the public projection of cinema. In honor of that, I've compiled the films for each year that have accumulated the most 9 and 10 ratings on IMDb. The result makes for a nice primer on film history: the movies throughout time that modern viewers most love.

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  1. 17 new

    Frankenstein

    1910, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 27 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 29 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 39 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 40 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 42 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 67 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 80 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 86 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source